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1949 Columbia

2–⁠7, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1949, game by game: won vs. Amherst 27–7; won vs. Harvard 14–7; lost vs. Yale 7–33; lost at Pennsylvania 7–27; lost at No. 2 Army 6–63; lost at No. 8 Cornell 0–54; lost vs. Dartmouth 14–35; lost at Navy 0–34; lost vs. Brown 7–16+20−57Won 27–7 vs. Amherst+20AmherstWon 14–7 vs. Harvard+7HarvardLost 7–33 vs. Yale-26YaleLost 7–27 at Pennsylvania-20PennsylvaniaLost 6–63 at No. 2 Army-57No. 2 ArmyLost 0–54 at No. 8 Cornell-54No. 8 CornellLost 14–35 vs. Dartmouth-21DartmouthLost 0–34 at Navy-34NavyLost 7–16 vs. Brown-9Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsAmherstW 27–⁠790%
Oct 1vsHarvardW 14–⁠768%
Oct 8vsYaleL 7–⁠3368%
Oct 15atPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠2728%
Oct 22at2ArmyL 6–⁠6313%
Oct 29at8CornellL 0–⁠5421%
Nov 5vsDartmouthL 14–⁠3534%
Nov 12atNavyL 0–⁠3442%
Nov 19vsBrownL 7–⁠1634%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 16–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
82–⁠276
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1374 −133 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−18.3 No. 105 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Leon Van Bellingham and James Ward